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Paper short abstract

In this paper we discuss the idea of non-work futures through the prism of the side-gig, a long established mode of economic activity which we propose is reconfiguring as "work" itself reconfigures based on our recent research undertaken across Australia focused on current and future home life.

Paper long abstract

In this paper we discuss the idea of non-work futures through the prism of the side-gig, a long established mode of economic activity which we propose is reconfiguring as "work" itself reconfigures. While the "gig economy" has figured strongly in recent research about labour, and the side-gig is historically embedded, here we take a specific focus, on the recent evolution of the side-gig as a mode of no-work from home. Drawing from recent research undertaken across Australia, focused on current and future home life, we discuss how people employ diverse strategies to derive incomes from combinations of "side-gigs", including, for example doing work for friends, undertaking online product reviews and on-selling products, participating as professional research participants, doing online surveys, and more.